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Central Government notifies Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021

Central Government notifies Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021

The Central Government has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on 21st October 2021 to incorporate the provisions related to nominal one-time compensation and uniform procedure for establishment of Overground Telegraph Line in the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016. The new rules have been introduced to ease the Right of […]

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FATF retains Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ of countries, while three new countries added

FATF retains Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ of countries, while three new countries added

Global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan and added three more countries to its Grey List. In a briefing, FATF president Marcus Pleyer said that three new countries — Turkey, Jordan, and Mali — have been added to the Grey List.  Pakistan has addressed 30 of the 34 action plan items, and

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United Nations Day

United Nations Day: 24 October

United Nations Day on October 24th, celebrated every year, marks the anniversary of the day when the UN Charter entered into force. The UN, as the world’s only truly universal global organization, was founded on October 24th, 1945. It is currently made up of 193 States Members and it is the place where all Nations discuss

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World Polio Day: 24 October

World Polio Day: 24 October

World Polio Day is celebrated on October 24 every year to raise awareness for polio vaccination and eradication of polio. World Polio Day was established by Rotary International over a decade ago to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. 2021 theme for World Polio

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Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

Bharti AXA sign Bancassurance Partnership with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

Bharti AXA Life Insurance on October 21 announced its bancassurance partnership with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited (USFBL) for the distribution of life insurance products through the bank’s network of branches across the country. This partnership will enable the Bharti AXA life to reach Tier II and Tier III markets with insurance solutions and increase the

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A book titled “The Origin Story of India’s States” by VS Srinivasan

A book titled “The Origin Story of India’s States” by VS Srinivasan

A new book, slated to release on October 25, will present the incredible origin stories of each of India’s 28 states and eight union territories. “The Origin Story of India’s States”, published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI), is written by author Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan. Also, their continuous changes. Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan is a writer,

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Economist Gita Gopinath to leave IMF in January 2022

Economist Gita Gopinath to leave IMF in January 2022

The International Monetary Fund’s Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department Gita Gopinath will leave the organization in January 2022, the global financial institution announced. Gopinath will return to Harvard University’s economics department. She was on public service leave during her tenure at the organization, and the leave will end in January 2022. Gopinath, during her

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